OSTRICH BOYS by Keith Gray, Carl Miller, Paul Bunyan (Editor) ( 9781408130827 )

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Title:

OSTRICH BOYS
IMPROVING STANDARDS IN ENGLISH THROUGH DRAMA AT KEY STAGE 3 AND GCSE

By:

Keith Gray, Carl Miller, Paul Bunyan (Editor)

Format:

Paperback

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£12.99

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£11.37

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ISBN 10:

1408130823

ISBN 13:

9781408130827

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Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

25 March, 2011

Series:

Critical Scripts

Pages:

112

Description:

The stage adaptation of Keith Gray's hit teenage novel about three friends who steal the urn containing the ashes of their best friend Ross and embark on a remarkable journey. Perfect for KS3 and 4, this educational edition contains an extensive section of classroom activities all referenced to the latest assessment focuses.

Synopsis:

Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2010, Keith Gray's hit novel features a group of three friends who embark on a remarkable journey from Cleethorpes to Scotland with a stolen urn containing the ashes of their best friend...Now adapted for the stage by Birmingham Rep for a production by their Youth Theatre in 2011, Ostrich Boys is ideal for KS3 and KS4 English and will appeal strongly to boys as well as girls. This educational edition in Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series has been prepared by national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan. Building on a decade of highly effective work and publications endorsed by national organisations and supported by teachers and consultants across Britain, each book in the series: * meets the new requirements at KS3 and GCSE (2010) * features detailed, structured schemes of work utilising drama approaches to improve literary and language analysis * places pupils' understanding of the learning process at the heart of the activities * will help pupils to boost English GCSE success and develop high-level skills at KS3 * will save teachers considerable time devising their own resources.

Illustrations:

3 b&w photos

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Imprint:

Methuen Drama

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